Southern African Customs Union (SACU)

Free Trade Agreements with other blocs;

1. COMESA-EAC-SADC Agreement;
2. India-Southern Africa Customs Union;
3. SACU-European Free Trade Association Free Trade Agreement;
4. Southern Africa Customs Union and Mozambique (SACUM);
5. UK-SACU and Mozambique Economic Partnership Agreement;
6. MERCOSUR-Southern African Customs Union (SACU) Preferential Trade Agreement;
7. Negotiations: Agreements with the European Union, United States, East African Community, and China.

European Union-Southern African Development Community (SACU) Free Trade Agreement. Syllabus:

1. Introduction to the EU-Southern African Development Community Free Trade Agreement;
2. Foreign Trade Liberalization.

The objectives of the subject “The Southern African Customs Union (SACU)” are the following:

1. To understand the purposes, structure, and committees of the Southern African Customs Union (SACU), the oldest customs union in the world;
2. To assess the benefits for the member countries and the areas of cooperation;
3. To learn about the Socio-economic context of the Southern African Countries;
4. To analyze the Customs Union Agreement;
5. To know the SACU Trade Facilitation and liberalization programs;
6. To know the SACU Free Trade Agreements.

The Subject “Southern African Customs Union (SACU)” belongs to the following Online Programs taught by EENI Global Business School:

Doctorate: African Business, World Trade.

Masters: Business in Africa, International Business, Foreign Trade.

Course: Business in Southern Africa.

Languages: or Union douanière de l’Afrique australe (SACU) Unión Aduanera del África Austral (SACU) União Aduaneira da África Austral (SACU).

Credits of the Subject “Southern African Customs Union (SACU)”: 1

Southern African Customs Union -SACU-.

In 1920 was created the first Customs Union of the history: The Southern African Customs Union (SACU), formed by Botswana, Eswatini (Swaziland), Lesotho, Namibia, and South Africa; all they are also members of the Southern African Development Community (SADC).

The Headquarters of the Southern African Customs Union are in Namibia.

The Southern African Customs Union (SACU) focuses on facilitating:

1. Regional Integration between Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, and Eswatini (Swaziland);
2. Common Customs Area;
3. Intra-regional trade among the SACU members:
   1. Free movement of products;
   2. Cross-border movement of goods;
   3. Common external tariff;
   4. Anti-dumping;
   5. Countervailing and safeguard duties;
   6. Fair competition;
   7. Import and Export prohibitions and Restrictions;
   8. Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT);
   9. Agricultural Products;
   10. Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures.
4. Economic diversification;
5. Investment opportunities (FDI);
6. Common policies and strategies:
   1. Industry;
   2. Trade;
   3. Agriculture;
   4. Competition;
   5. Unfair practices;
   6. Common Revenue Pool.

The MERCOSUR-Southern African Customs Union (SACU) Preferential Trade Agreement is not in force.

The Southern Africa Customs Union and Mozambique (SACUM) is a customs union made up of the SACU countries (Botswana, Eswatini (Swaziland), Lesotho, Namibia and South Africa) and Mozambique.

The Southern African Customs Union (SACU) belongs to the Southern African Economic Area (African Civilization).

Logistics in the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) region.

1. Corridors: Beira-Lobito, Tripoli-Windhoek, Cairo-Gaborone, and Lobito Corridor;
2. Nearest ports: Port of Walvis Bay and Port of Durban.

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